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Can-Am Duels strategy: to race or not to race ahead of Daytona 500

There are a wide variety of strategies in Thursday's Can-Am Duel qualifying races at Daytona.

Six drivers for non-charter teams vie for two available starting positions in Sunday's Daytona 500. They must race all-out, as aggressively as they can, to earn one of the 40 coveted spots in the Great American Race.

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For the 36 charter Sprint Cup teams, as well as two so-called open teams, strategy for the 150-mile qualifiers is not so clear.